A twenty-two page pamphlet put out by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of enticing business owners to locate their businesses in Nashville. Content includes statistics on population, economy, business, transportation, taxes, cost...

An informational pamphlet put out by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce urging manufacturers to consider locating their future plants in Nashville, Tennessee. Content includes maps showing Nashville's central location, an explanation of available...

A Japanese-inspired Christmas bulletin listing the service times for Catholic mass and Protestant services to be held for the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division in Kyushu, Japan, 1945. This bulletin was collected by American Marine, Melvin C....

This booklet was published for new employees at the Nashville Bridge Company during the time of World War II. The beginning includes a brief history of the company during which it is explained that although the normal operations include...

A slave deed bill of sale from Williamson County, Tennessee, for the transfer of a "girl slave named Mary" for the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars, from Joshua Reams to William Harrison, Jr. dated Feb. 2, 1841. The verso of this document...

A slave deed bill of sale for the acquisition of three slaves: "a woman named Betty about twenty one years of age, and her two children Louis-Randolph about four years of age, and William Henry about twelve months old." The document states that...

A slave bill of sale documenting the purchase of a "boy named Sephus aged about six years" by William Harrison, Jr., from Timothy [Terrell?] in Williamson County, Tennessee on Jan. 18, 1844. The warrant of title refers to the sum of two hundred...

A program for the Nashville Community Playhouse's sixty-sixth production, Dinner at Eight by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, and directed by Raymond Johnson. The production ran from October 8 through October 13 in the fall of 1945. The program...

A bulldozer at the construction site in front of the Bijou Theatre in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, July 17th 1957. This entertainment venue, located at 423 Fourth Avenue N in downtown Nashville, was one of the first African American theatre...

A bulldozer at the construction site in front of the Bijou Theatre in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, July 17th 1957. This entertainment venue, located at 423 Fourth Avenue N in downtown Nashville, was one of the first African American theatre...

A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a spring sale at Peoples Furniture Company. The caption reads: “An expansive remodeling including a new front with three modern display windows has just been completed by Peoples Furniture...

A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about graduates in the beauty culture school in Columbia, Tennessee. The caption reads: “Columbia, Tenn., March 1 (Spl.) Students of the NYA girls school here, which reopened at the historic...

A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about Reverend W. S. Marshall, “pastor of the West Nashville Cumberland Presbyterian Church takes his hat off to his friends and his church members who, on Christmas Day, presented him with a new...

A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the Hicks-Hill wedding. The caption reads: “Seen at the Edgefield Baptist Church following the marriage of Miss Dorothy J. Hill to John E. Hicks, are members of the bridal party, as follows:...

A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the new delivery truck of Johnson Cleaners. The truck and driver are pictured in front of the Parthenon in Centennial Park. The 1941 City Directory cites businessman Edwin C. Johnson, with...

A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the new Elks new dining facility. The caption reads: “Over 200 Elks were present at a dinner session held at the order’s new $15,000 Teak Room and Dining Room on Sixth Avenue, North, last...

A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), stating that “confirmation of 14 new members of the church was a part of the Palm Sunday service at First Lutheran Church. In the class were, front row, left to right, Myrtis Caroline Jentzen, Earl...

A celebration at the Nashville Airport in front of the American Airlines Astojet. Pictured left to right are: Judge Beverly Briley, unidentified man, and Mayor Ben West, celebrating the jet flight out of Nashville on June 11th, 1961. The signage...

A front view of historic Rock Castle, located in Sumner County Tennessee, circa June 1981. This was the former home of General Daniel Smith, surveyor, Revolutionary War hero, and politician. He was the original owner and builder of his family...